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Renton mother charged in âmedical child abuseâ case against adopted 6-year-old daughter
By Olivia LaVoice and Q13 News Staff
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RENTON, Wash. - Charges have been filed against a Renton mother under investigation for medical child abuse, a case in which prosecutors say is something they haven t seen in recent memory.
The investigation into 31-year-old Sophie Hartman began with a series of doctors who believed her now 6-year-old adopted daughter was being given unnecessary medical treatment at the urging of her mother.
Court documents say the child has had nearly 500 medical appointments since she was around 2 years old and has had what doctors called an unnecessary medical procedure, with a surgically implanted feeding tube, as well as a cecostomy tube, to help flush the intestines. The child also had leg braces and a wheelchair despite doctors telling her mother that they were unnecessary, according to court documents.
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John Huynh’s sisters are still looking for answers and met with prosecutors Thursday, but say they remain frustrated by the pace of this investigation.
“We just wanted to know the truth. We don’t want it swept under the rug. Because if John’s name or story is not out there. Maybe they won’t push for a harder sentence,” says Binh Huynh.
It’s one of those situations right now where Ian Patrick Williams has already been charged for Huynh’s murder. But Huynh’s family wants to make sure he stays behind bars even longer.